CindyWhat could be more important than the type of food you put into your sweet baby’s precious little mouth? What babies consume is so important for their health and development! I tested and researched many brands to come up with this list of the top 5 tasty and healthy organic baby foods.
Our grandson (aka. Mr Squeakums), under the loving care of his mommy, has taste tested quite a few organic cereals, baby purees of meat, vegetable, fruits…and is a big fan! So many wonderful choices!
On a quick, scary note, one of my primary reasons for being interested in baby food ingredients was this shocking article from the great “MommyHood101” blog which sited the US House of Representatives report on baby foods containing heavy metals (check out the PDF link embedded in their wonderful blog).
So…the first suggested solid foods for 4 to 6 month old babies are usually baby cereals. Mixed with breast milk, these cereals are more familiar to baby.
Cereals are rather bland so there aren’t any overwhelming flavors being introduced suddenly. They are also a new texture to get used to in baby’s mouth and can help them get used to eating a food thicker than milk.
Iron requirements around 6 months can be higher than what might be in breast milk or infant formulas, and iron-fortified cereals are a great way to add more iron if your doctor recommends it.
1. Happy Baby Organic Baby Cereals – tasty and healthy!
The first of my top 5 recommendations: Happy Baby…and our two favorite cereals: Oatmeal and Oats & Quinoa!
A complete contaminants study was conducted by the Clean Label Project on baby cereals and purees and Happy Baby passed very successfully exhibiting some of the lowest levels of possibly dangerous contamination out of the 30 baby cereals tested!
This cereal mixes well with breastmilk or water to produce a satiny smooth consistency, which is ideal as a first baby food. It also comes in a BPA resealable pouch.
Check out the Happy Baby variety pack on Amazon!
2. Earth’s Best Organic Oatmeal Baby Cereal
Earth’s Best Organic Oatmeal baby cereal is another one of the best baby cereals! It contains only basic nutritious ingredients and mixes very well with breastmilk. Keeping it simple. That’s how we like it!
This is a smaller company (owned by Hain Celestial Group) with rigorous internal standards to provide safe, organic nutrition for healthy babies. It comes in several varieties including Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal and Banana, and Whole Grain.
Here’s a link to lo learn more about this high quality baby cereal!
Now, onto our tasty and healthy organic baby food purees!
3. Mr. Squeakums approved – Serenity Organic Baby Food purees!
Serenity only uses organic vegetables, healthy fats, and grass fed and pasture raised meats. This is very high quality baby food and a great company!
Serenity does not contain any dangerous ingredients such as chemicals, GMOs, sugar or artificial sweeteners. They do not use any extra fillers like corn, grains, legumes, or common allergens like gluten, eggs, nuts, and dairy.
The farm sources use regenerative farming to improve the farming soil, decrease water runoff, and separate carbon which all help reverse climate change.
Serenity pouches can be recycled and the company assists small farmers by contributing to “Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.” Read more about this exceptional fund here!
Their Broccoli & Spinach Grain Free Puffs with Bone Broth and Carrot & Beet Grain Free Puffs with Olive Oil are quite popular as well as the wide variety of vegetable and meat pouches. The vegetables come in a variety pack of 8 in the Organic Savory Veggies Variety Pack!
4. Tasty and Healthy Mama Bear Organic Baby food
Available from both Amazon and Whole Foods, Mama Bear Organic Baby Foods are reasonably priced and (added bonus) do not need to be refrigerated! Available in a nice variety of fruits and vegetables, Mama Bear does not add any extra sugars, salt or artificial preservatives. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and organic lemon juice are used to preserve color and flavor.
A few of our favorite flavors are Pear, Apple Banana, Apple Carrot Apricot Millet, Pear Green Pea, Mango Apple Carrot Peach, and Apple Pear Spinach. They come in variety packs too!
Best of all, they use only organic fruit and vegetables which are grown without genetically engineered ingredients…and no artificial colors or flavors!
Check out the price on Amazon!
5. Last, but not least on our list of top 5 tasty and healthy organic baby foods: Happy Baby Organics puree pouches!
Happy Baby food pouches are a huge hit due to their great taste, and very limited clean-up! Happy Baby Organic Baby Food purees provide 100% USDA organic baby food in pouches and jars, along with healthy meal pouches!
Some of our favorites are the Pears Zucchini and Peas, Apples Blueberries and Oats, and Bananas Raspberries and Oats. Other Happy Family Organics baby foods include puffs, meal bowls, veggie straws, and teethers (wafers, crackers). Check out the variety pack price on Amazon!
This company is very transparent about the organic farms they trust to nurture and grow the foods for their Clearly Crafted ingredients! Here is a link to their product story!
Enjoy trying these new healthy organic baby foods with all the different flavors and stages for your precious little one!
Interested in more Mr. Squeakums approved baby items? Check out my post on “7 Super Helpful Baby Accessories!”
With happiness, peace, and the kindest wishes for you,
Cindy
